A 66-year-old Oregon man was pronounced dead after he was found floating in the ocean off Molokai on Wednesday morning, police said.

He was identified as Alan Evans of Lake Oswego.

Molokai police officers were dispatched at 8:54 a.m. after a caller reported that the man had been found floating facedown and was unresponsive, said Capt. John Jakubczak, commander of the Molokai Patrol District.

He said that the man had been on a tour boat outing. Tour boat personnel began efforts to revive the man while the boat headed back to Kaunakakai Harbor, where efforts to revive him continued, Jakubczak said.

The man was transported to Molokai General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:30 a.m.

An autopsy is pending.

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Governor, senators convention speakers

Gov. Neil Abercrombie, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz and Maui state Sen. Gil Keith-Agaran will speak at the Democratic Party of Maui convention, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Maui Tropical Plantation in Waikapu.

Early registration is $20 until 3 p.m. today, and $25 thereafter. Financial assistance is available for those traveling from Molokai and Lanai.

Maui state Sen. Rosalyn Baker will chair the event, which includes a continental breakfast.

Party membership cards are $10.

All members of the Democratic Party, and those interested in joining, are welcome to attend and will have an opportunity to meet Dante Carpenter, Hawaii Democratic Party chairman, among others.